Children's Act, 2005 (Act No. 38 of 2005)Chapter 7 : Protection of ChildrenPart 2 : National Child Protection Register122. Findings to be reported to Director-General |
| (1) | The registrar of the relevant court, or the relevant administrative forum, or, if the finding was made on application in terms of section 120(2), the person who brought the application, must notify the Director-General in writing— |
| (a) | of any finding in terms of section 120 that a person is unsuitable to work with children; and |
| (b) | of any appeal or review lodged by the affected person. |
| (1A) | The National Commissioner of the South African Police Service must, in the prescribed manner, forward to the Director-General all the particulars of persons referred to in section 120(4) and (5) and of any criminal conviction contemplated in section 120(4A). |
[Section 122(1A) inserted by section 3 of Act No. 17 of 2016]
| (2) | The Director-General must enter the name of a person found unsuitable to work with children as contemplated in section 120 in Part B of the Register regardless of whether appeal proceedings have been instituted or not. |
| (3) | If, after appeal or review proceedings have been concluded, a finding in terms of section 120 that a person is unsuitable to work with children is reversed, the Director-General must forthwith remove the name of the person from the Register. |